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Thread: Bling, bling, bling, bling.
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11-06-2009, 09:24 AM #1
Bling, bling, bling, bling.
Warning blog post!
After riding my K2 Proflex for over 15 years I decided this spring it was time for something new, so I built up a new bike on a KHS frame. It was nice, but still XC and I wanted explore the AM long travel world. So when PTex put his Intense 6.6 frame up for sale, I jumped on it. Also made a deal with him for the Lyrik Air and Crank Brothers Iodine wheels he had on it. When I got the package and realized the Wheels were the Burnt Orange version I decided a little bling was on for this build.
The Result:
Build is:
2008 Intense 6.6 - Custom Blue
Cane Creek 1.5 -> 1 1/8 headset
Rock Shox Lyrik Solo Air 160mm
Fox Float RP23
Crank Brothers Iodine AM Wheels
Race Face Atlas Crank 22-32- (44 removed)
Race Face Atlas FR Chain Guide
Sram PG990 Cassette 11-34 (Orange)
Sram S991 hollow Pin Chain
Sram X.0 Rear Derailler (Orange)
Shimano XT Front Derailler
Sram X.0 Shifters (Orange)
Avid Elixir R Brakes 180/160
Kind Shock I900 Remote Adjustable Seat Post (3” adjustment)
Raceface Evolve AM 75mm Stem
Easton Monkey Lite SL 31.8 Handlebars
Tires, still playing with
Weight 31.3 lbs
Haven;t been able to ride it much yet as the weather is heading to winter, but I am pretty happy with it so far
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11-06-2009, 09:47 AM #2
well done.....
nice parts for both durability and color
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11-06-2009, 10:04 AM #3Registered User
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What are you using as a chain/seatstay guard? Looks interesting....
Nice build!!rad.
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11-06-2009, 10:49 AM #4
That looks like it's gonna be fun to ride!!
The burnt orange and blue is a cool combo on a bike - You a Bronco's fan? If not I guess you better become one now.
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11-06-2009, 10:53 AM #5
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11-06-2009, 10:54 AM #6
That's quite a change from a ProFlex.
I had a ProFlex 2000 from the first year after K2 bought them; IIRC, it was circa 1998. Loved the fork. Hated the rest of the bike.
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11-06-2009, 11:13 AM #7
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11-06-2009, 02:08 PM #8
I don't know what is on the chainstay, Ptex had the bike stripped, painted and covered with a clear plastic, the kinda rubbery stuff is on the chain stays as well as the downtube where it would rub if you were sticking it in a truck to shuttle.
The Iodines seem to have a pretty good reputation, haven't riddden them enough to know how well they can take hits. They are also available in a more muted smoke color.
The build was designed to try to combine more burly components where it was important, and lighter ones where I could. I used X0 on the KHS and really liked them so I decided to stay with them. The front XT is because the XO just would not fit right with the chain guide.
Saddle, I took off the K2, some sort of Giro, TI rails, I am used to it.
Pedals are some generic platform as I can't use clips right now since I am still recovering from an ACL repair
I had the 5000, carbon fiber rear, smart shocks from and rear. All XT build. It was light and until the shocks finally gave up it was a great bike.
The KHS weighs 27 lbs, and you can tell the difference picking them up, and I'm sure, if you rode them back to back, but for pedalling the kind of stuff we do, it really isn't noticeable. You are either grinding uphill in the granny, or bombing down. Hence the lack of a third ring.Last edited by eldereldo; 11-08-2009 at 10:00 AM.
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11-06-2009, 02:40 PM #9
thats a great looking bike!
i'd be interested to hear how the crank brothers wheels hold up in the long term. From an engineering perspective it sure is an interesting idea. those wheels are on my hit list, reasonable price and dam sexy!I like chicks who ride. Especially if they're cyclists.
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11-06-2009, 02:56 PM #10Registered User
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11-06-2009, 03:37 PM #11
mainly because you can have two very useful wheelsets for $900 and in the process double your bike's utility. one light set for long XC ish rides, one heavy set that you can use to plow through chunder. that's how I'd spend $900 on wheels.
hopefully those Crank Bros wheels will last better than a lot of the pedals they've sold.
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11-06-2009, 03:47 PM #12
Yeh but at 1/2 the retail price they are a pretty good deal.
Last edited by eldereldo; 11-06-2009 at 04:04 PM.
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11-06-2009, 05:49 PM #13
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11-06-2009, 08:15 PM #14
I'm interested to hear how that raceface chainguide works, anyone else running one. I've got a e13 DRS that is pretty much thrashed and looking for something new.
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11-06-2009, 09:22 PM #15A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Science-fiction author Robert Heinlein
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11-08-2009, 10:07 AM #16
Can't say how well the chanin guide works so far as I haven't had a chance to ride it where it would make a difference, all our knarly trails are snowed in, probably for the winter. However it hasn't affected normal use, so it is not getting in the way. I did set it up so it doesn't contact the chain in the granny as there is no need for a guide when grinding, and it gets rid of the noise and friction. Seems to be built well enough, and is very adjustable
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